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It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine (steamdeckhq.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They basically already have one. The steam deck with the dock (though you have to provide your own controller.)

They'd certainly gain some performance improvements by building a dedicated steam machine, but it would also split the market for the steam deck, which the article already talked about as being a negative of the first iteration.

Dunno, I probably wouldn't get a stationary steam machine over a mobile steam deck. Though being able to use Thunderbolt 4 for an eGPU on a steam deck would be a welcome enhancement, but that's a whole different discussion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I like the deck and am thinking about the dock for it, but the controller thing is something I’m wondering about. Any idea if it can handle 3-4 of them wirelessly? I mainly want to put it on the tv for local co op or party games, but I usually use ps4 controllers and have found their bluetooth is awful on PC.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

It somewhat depends on the game, and the order that you pair things in.

I've run my steam deck, docked on the TV, with 2 Nintendo Pro controllers, 1 XBox controller, 1 Stadia controller, all running over bluetooth, and a fifth PS3 controller plugged in via USB. From what I understand the limit is 8 controllers, but I think the built in controller counts as one.

You can go into the settings and tell it which controller is which, but in the end, the game can override things and make it not work as expected. The only way to really know is to check on a game-by-game basis.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

or just make the steam deck your primary hardware platform and ensure it can connect to everything and use all peripherals. refine it. make it unbeatable.

i think going in on more hardware is not wise.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I could see the new Steam Machine essentially just being a Steam Deck in a box. That'd allow it to have beefier hardware but it could use the same software and interface. Add a new tab for HTPC services and a quicker way to get to desktop mode and you're done. It would be another hardware platform but there'd be a lot less design if they were similar in architecture.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

steam machine - daft punk

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

That controller has some serious Atari Jaguar vibes.

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